| Heading: |
Work Capability Assessment: Veterans |
| Question ID: |
1808827 |
| UIN: |
57105 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5275 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Graeme Downie
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| Asking Member handle: |
GraemeDownieMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GraemeDownieMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether amputee veterans will need to undertake capacity reassessments ever two years as part of proposed welfare reforms. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The Government has not proposed to introduce two year assessments for any specific group. Currently, Work Capability Assessment re-assessments are prioritised for customers on Employment and Support Allowance and the health element of Universal Credit who... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |